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Last year, Cloudfone started introducing their first 18:9 display smartphones to the market. One particular phone, the Next Infinity, is one of those phones. Let’s see if their first budget full-screen smartphone can outmatch the competition in our full review. Cloudfone Next Infinity Specs: 5.7-inch HD+ IPS 18:9 display, 2.5D curved glass Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor 3GB RAM 16GB storage up to 128GB via microSD 13MP PDAF rear camera w/ portrait mode, LED flash 16MP front camera w/ portrait mode, soft light Dual-SIM 4G LTE, 700MHz WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS OTG Gyroscope Fingerprint sensor Android 7.1.2 Nougat 2,900mAh battery Design and Build Quality The Next Infinity sports a 5.7-inch, all black, slim looking design. The bezels on the top and bottom are significantly reduced thanks to the 18:9 aspect ratio of the screen. The phone is simplistic and low-profile in its appearance overall. At the front, we have the 5.7-inch 18:9 HD+…

A new mid-range smartphone was introduced by Alcatel at CES 2018. The company didn’t reveal the actual tech specifications of the smartphone except for the 18:9 aspect ratio screen. But thanks to a leak from Roland Quandt, we now have complete information about the new Alcatel 3V. The phone might go official in Europe for around US$ 218. The Alcatel 3V is equipped with a 2160x1080p FHD+ IPS LCD display with a 2.5D curved tempered glass on top. It runs on a Quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage with a dedicated micro SD card slot. The phone also features a dual rear camera setup composed of a 16MP RGB sensor and a secondary 2MP sensor for depth sensing. It also boasts an 8MP fixed focus lens for selfies. It is dual SIM capable with 4G LTE and VoLTE on both SIM slots. The…

Meizu celebrated another milestone as it announced the latest mid-range device in the M-series – the M6s. It boasts a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 display, and is the first smartphone from the brand to eb powered by Samsung Exynos 7872 hexa-core processor. It has a 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash along with an 8MP selfie shooter. There is a customizable fingerprint sensor called Super mBack located on the right side of the panel. It can unlock your phone in 0.2 seconds and it can be programmed to perform several actions as well. There is also a pressure sensor below the display called the Halo button. It can perform the same mBack actions. The phone is powered by a 3000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. It can charge from 0 to 30% in 15 minutes. The M6s will be encased in a beautiful unibody metal design as well. Meizu M6s Specifications…

The Galaxy On7 Prime is the latest smartphone Samsung has launched for the Indian market. It’s powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor and has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display. It also boasts 13MP front and rear cameras. Featuring a metal unibody design, the Galaxy On7 Prime comes with up to 4GB RAM and up to 64GB of storage, It’s dual SIM capable and has a fingerprint sensor, housed by the home button. The device comes with the Samsung Mall app that allows visual searching of a product using artificial intelligence. Samsung has tied up with Amazon, Jabong, Shopclues and Tata CLiQ to make searching products easy across these stores. There’s also Samsung Pay Mini, which lets you transfer money using wallets simply by scanning the code or by using a mobile number and then sending it to a bank account using UPI (Unified Payment Interface). Samsung Galaxy On7…

The leading global wearables brand announced today that its new smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic, will be available at major retailers across Philippines, including Digital Walker and Beyond the Box stores. Ionic builds on Fitbit’s health and fitness expertise with a new relative pO2 sensor, making it possible to track deeper health insights like sleep apnea in the future, industry-leading GPS tracking, on-device dynamic workouts, improved heart rate tracking, and water resistance up to 50 meters. Plus, smart features like contactless payments, on-board music, smart notifications, and a variety of popular apps and clock faces available in the Fitbit App Galley. Ionic also has all the core features from Fitbit like up to 5 days of battery life, automatic activity and sleep tracking, and cross-platform compatibility. “Ten years ago, Fitbit pioneered the wearables category with the introduction of its first health fitness tracker. Since then, we have become the leading global wearables…

Looks like the folks at HMD global are prepping up a number of surprises, as the company has just confirmed its MWC 2018 press conference, scheduled for February 25th, 2018. So what can we expect? given the scale of the event, we might be looking at devices across the entire spectrum: A new Flagship, and perhaps even a mid-range phone . Anyhow, the Nokia 9 is rumored to come with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, and feature a 5.3-inch Quad HD display. It’s may also be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. As for imaging, the device is also rumored to sport dual rear cameras with OIS, EIS, and 4K video recording, complimented by an 8MP or 12MP front camera. Whether all of this is true is something that we’ll have to find out at MWC 2018. Source:…

AMD has announced that it will be supplying Cyzone’s newest I-cafe in Vietnam with Ryzen CPUs, giving Cyzone best price/performance and long term platform stability, and further strengthening Cyzone’s position as one of the leaders in the Vietnam I-Café market. Cyzone has a long history in the PC market in Vietnam with the company being set up in 2004. They have 2 i-cafes with over 800 PCs currently, including the Dang Van Ngu branch and the brand new Vo Thi Sau branch which is being equipped with AMD’s latest Ryzen 3 and Ryzen 5 CPUs that were launched to great success in 2017. Cyzone are actively involved in the gaming community and were recently crowned Vietnam champions at the Overwatch SEA Tournament and went on to represent their country at the group stage of the World Cup 2017 Overwatch tournament in Sydney, Australia. AMD Ryzen CPUs were launched in 2017 and saw the…

The biggest names in showbusiness are proud ambassadors of Vivo Before the introduction of local brand endorsers, NBA superstar Stephen Curry signed up as Vivo’s biggest ambassador September of 2016. Locally, Vivo Philippines welcomed dancer, model, and actor McCoy De Leon and one of the top lifestyle blogger in the Philippines Verniece Enciso two months later in November. In September 2017, during the grand launch of the Vivo V7+, Vivo introduced their newest brand endorsers headlined by show-business royalty in the Philippines to date: Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. The other brand endorsers are Maymay Entrata, Pinoy Big Brother Season 7 Big Winner and teen queen star Barbie Forteza, Heartthrobs Inigo Pascual and Tony Labrusca and Soul Supreme turned Vivo Family member KZ Tandingan. Boyband PH are also one of the brand’s most influential endorsers composed of Joao Constancia, Niel Murillo, Tristan Ramirez, Russell Reyes, Ford Valencia. The Voice Kids…

A leak of the Moto E5 had just popped up. From the leaked image, it seems that it still has the design language of its predecessor. If this leak is legit, you may not be getting a bezel-less Moto E5 this year. It has the same 16:9 aspect ratio display and according to the leaked image, it seems that the fingerprint scanner has been moved to the rear as well. Judging from Moto E4’s launch mid-year in 2017, there could be a fair bit of time before the announcement of its successor. As for the specs, the Moto E5 would most probably have a large battery and a MediaTek chip successor to its previous model as well. There are also rumors of two more variants of the device launching this time around. They’ll be allegedly named Moto E5 Plus and Moto E5 Play. As for the price, we can expect…

For any Chinese smartphone enthusiast out there, Meizu is a well-known brand. Since the early days of the Chinese market of handsets, the Chinese company has always been there. The last years were not the better for the company that faced a decline in its sales number resulting in a loss of market presence. However, the Chinese company unveiled today to announce some of its plans for 2018 as well as publicly share a summary containing its overall performance during the last year. The event was held in Beijing, and according to the info shared, Meizu is putting all effort to make a comeback during this year with a rebuilt brand’s image and a new design language. The company also disclosed that one of its main focus will be put on the high-end market. However, for this, the manufacturer plans to totally reinvent its high-grade smartphone’s line partnering with Qualcomm…

Xiaomi’s Mi Max 3 specs and possible pricing has leaked by a post on Weibo. Judging from the specs, the Mi Max 3 will still have some slight similarities to its predecessor, the Mi Max 2. The Max 3 will almost have the same dimensions as the Max 2 with the only the 7-inch full screen display as the difference, allowing for an aspect ratio of 18:9. This means that there will be no capacitive navigation, only screen navigation. According to the leaked post on Weibo, the Mi Max 3 will be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 635 processor and two memory options, 3GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB. A 5MP front camera and a 12MP rear camera is also reported along with a large 5500mAh battery. The leak hints at a price tag of 1699 Yuan, which is roughly $265. The leak also corroborates to an earlier report regarding the Max 3.…

In an interview with CNET, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has confirmed the purported list of smartphones arriving in 2018 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 and the rumor of OnePlus 6’s launch this June. “There’s no other choice,” Lau says, referring to the company’s decision to use the Snapdragon 845 for its newest phone. The OnePlus 6 is scheduled to launch late in the second quarter, which ends on June 30. He hadn’t confirmed the OnePlus 6’s name yet, but it’s pretty logical that it might end up being called that way. Lau is also uncertain if OnePlus will launch a second version, like a 6T, in 2018. But given what they have done in the past two years, you could assume that there is a possibility. Lau also shared that OnePlus is open to partnering up with US carriers for sales of its handsets. “If the right opportunity and right timing…

The new SteelSeries Rival 600 is designed to eliminate a common problem for gamers: keeping track of the cursor in mid-air. Sometimes, when a player lifts their mouse off the mat and places it back down, the cursor can jump and skitter across the screen. The Rival 600 compensates for this with a dual-sensor system and 1-to-1 tracking system called TrueMove 3+ that monitors how high the mouse is lifted, making sure the cursor stays in the same place when it’s put back down. The Rival 600 also has customizable interior weights, which users can add or remove to get the desired heaviness they’re most comfortable with. There are eight 4g weights inside, so the mouse can be changed to weigh between 96 grams and 128 grams. The mouse also has a 12,000 CPI, 350 IPS optical sensor, which is the same as the Rival 310 and Sensei 310 models.…

It seems like gaming accessory manufacturers have been scrambling to release their own takes on the “wirelessly charging mouse pad” concept that was started by Logitech’s Powerplay mouse pad last June. At CES 2018, various takes on the concept from Mad Catz and Corsair were seen. Now, it’s time for Razer to take as shot at it with its new HyperFlux technology. The company is starting off with one pair of products, the Razer Mamba HyperFlux mouse and the Razer Firefly HyperFlux mouse pad, both of which are just updated versions of existing Razer products, complete with the Razer Chroma lighting. The Mamba HyperFlux doesn’t have a battery on board, unlike the original Mamba wireless mouse. It’s powered entirely by the included Firefly HyperFlux mouse pad instead, giving you a wireless mouse without the extra weight of a battery. The mouse pad does still need to be plugged into your…

At CES 2018, SanDisk showed off a prototype of what is supposed to be the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive. SanDisk’s slimmed-down prototype is far smaller than Kingston’s 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT. In addition, the SanDisk prototype fully embraces USB-C, instead of the old USB 3.0. That means you’ll be able to use it to directly transfer storage to Android phones and computers. With no price or release date announced, for now, this drive is just a prototype. Considering a full-sized 1TB USB-C SSD already costs around $350, it’s less likely that SanDisk’s prototype will be affordable should it become available right now. Source: The Verge

PC gaming today makes the leap to a giant screen, with NVIDIA’s introduction of big format gaming displays, or BFGDs™. Created in conjunction with NVIDIA hardware partners Acer, ASUS and HP, BFGDs integrate a high-end 65-inch, 4K 120Hz HDR display with NVIDIA® G-SYNC® technology together with NVIDIA SHIELD™, the world’s most advanced streaming device. The combination delivers a buttery- smooth gaming experience and your favourite media streaming applications — all on a giant screen. At BFGD’s Heart: G-SYNC HDR At the heart of BFGDs is the latest G-SYNC HDR technology that synchronises the display’s 120Hz refresh rate to that of the game at every moment in time. This G-SYNC Variable Refresh Rate technology delivers a highly responsive, smooth, tear-free, immersive gaming experience unmatched by any display of this size. Additionally, the 4K HDR display features a full-array direct backlight, 1,000-nit peak luminance and DCI-P3 color gamut for the ultimate in…

NVIDIA has released a new Geforce 390.65 WHQL Game Ready Driver for Fortnite Battle Royale. The driver also supports NVIDIA’s newest GeForce Experience beta feature, Freestyle. Aside from optimizing performance of your games with NVIDIA graphics cards, an important aspect of NVIDIA Game Ready drivers is that at they are often used as a delivery mechanism to add new features for GeForce users. This Game Ready driver adds ShadowPlay Highlights support for Fortnite Battle Royale as well as support for the initial beta version of NVIDIA Freestyle. Fortnite Battle Royale Gets ShadowPlay Highlights ShadowPlay Highlights automatically captures your greatest gaming achievements in video and screenshot. Integrated directly with the game, it knows precisely when that magic moment will happen – whether a boss fight or killing spree – and automatically records it using ShadowPlay technology. ShadowPlay Highlights is now supported in Fortnite Battle Royale. Additionally, this driver adds ShadowPlay Highlights…

UBTECH Robotics, a global leader in intelligent humanoid robots, recently announced its latest offering, the Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Robot by UBTECH, is now available in retail stores and online. Featuring augmented reality (AR) capabilities, voice command, facial recognition, and sentry patrolling, the interactive robot allows users to control their own personal Stormtrooper and interact like never before. To see the Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Robot by UBTECH in action, visit their Facebook video here. Features of the Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Robot by UBTECH include: First and Third Person AR (Augmented Reality) App Modes: Protect the First Order against the Resistance in your own room, issuing direct verbal orders, and launch attacks via the app interface in first and third person views for immersive interactive app play. Voice Commands: Speak directly to your Stormtrooper to interact in new ways. Facial Recognition: Create a database of up…